Shohei Ohtani vs. The U.S. media says that only Shohei can be considered the best player in the world.

Last Updated on 09/01/2022 by てんしょく飯

As the MLB season draws to a close, the individual titles are becoming more and more important. The debate over this season’s A-League MVP is heating up, with Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) and Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels) being considered as candidates.

Ohtani is an excellent pitcher and hitter.

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— MLB (@MLB) August 30, 2022

In the first game between the Angels and Yankees on August 29 (local time), Otani hit a two-run double (No. 29) and Judge hit a solo shot (No. 50), creating an “arch rivalry” that became the talk of the town. Both players showed off their great sense of baseball, and the packed stadium was excited. On August 30, in the second game of the series, Judge again hit No. 51, a three-run shot. He also put up an impressive performance in front of Ohtani.

At this point, Judge’s WAR (win contribution average) is higher than Ohtani’s, and many are saying that Judge is the favorite to win the MVP award. The article argued that “no one is wrong in this argument except those who are convinced they are absolutely right,” and then went on to argue as follows

First, the media outlet cited the example of Miguel Cabrera winning the MVP in 2012 and asked, “Remember when Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown in 2012 and Mike Trout led the American League in WAR?” He presented the question. He emphasized that despite Trout’s superiority in WAR that year, Cabrera won the MVP award after making an impact, so there is a good chance that Ohtani will get it again this season.

He said, “Ohtani is an outstanding pitcher and hitter, and I think he’s going to win the MVP this year. I can’t think of a better player than Shohei Otani. There are two kinds of players, position players and pitchers, and only one can do both.

Aaron Judge is a really great player. But he is in the league at the wrong time to be MVP. Because there is another guy out there doing two jobs, pitching and hitting.”

Judge, who has been phenomenal this season, and Ohtani, who has made headlines by becoming the first player in 104 years to reach double-digit wins and double-digit home runs. Who will win the crown?